After the unique team tournaments offered by the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, there is a regular PGA Tour event this week with the CJ Cup Bryson Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch.
Last year, Jason Day completed a one-shot win over Austin Eckroat and Si Woo Kim for his first PGA Tour win in five years to claim a $1.71m top prize from the overall payout of $9.5m, and there’s an identical sum on offer this week. The runner-up will also receive a substantial payout of $1,035,500 as consolation for just missing out.
While this week’s tournament is not one of the PGA Tour’s lucrative signature events, which regularly offer $20m, the figure available is the highest of the regular events so far this season. The Valero Texas Open was the next closest, with a payout of $9.2m.
The payout available this week is also substantially more than the $2.25m up for grabs at the Volvo China Open on the DP World Tour. However, it still falls far short of the $25m in the prize fund for the latest LIV Golf tournament in Singapore.
The winner this week will also accumulate 500 FedEx Cup points, while there are a projected 43 world ranking points available to the champion.
Below is the prize money payout for the CJ Cup Bryon Nelson.
CJ Cup Byron Nelson Prize Money Payout
| Position | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| 1st | $1,710,000 |
| 2nd | $1,035,500 |
| 3rd | $655,500 |
| 4th | $465,500 |
| 5th | $389,500 |
| 6th | $344,375 |
| 7th | $320,625 |
| 8th | $296,875 |
| 9th | $277,875 |
| 10th | $258,875 |
| 11th | $239,875 |
| 12th | $220,875 |
| 13th | $201,875 |
| 14th | $182,875 |
| 15th | $173,375 |
| 16th | $163,875 |
| 17th | $154,375 |
| 18th | $144,875 |
| 19th | $135,375 |
| 20th | $125,875 |
| 21st | $116,375 |
| 22nd | $106,875 |
| 23rd | $99,275 |
| 24th | $91,675 |
| 25th | $84,075 |
| 26th | $76,475 |
| 27th | $73,625 |
| 28th | $70,775 |
| 29th | $67,925 |
| 30th | $65,075 |
| 31st | $62,225 |
| 32nd | $59,375 |
| 33rd | $56,525 |
| 34th | $54,150 |
| 35th | $51,775 |
| 36th | $49,400 |
| 37th | $47,025 |
| 38th | $45,125 |
| 39th | $43,225 |
| 40th | $41,325 |
| 41st | $39,425 |
| 42nd | $37,525 |
| 43rd | $35,625 |
| 44th | $33,725 |
| 45th | $31,825 |
| 46th | $29,925 |
| 47th | $28,025 |
| 48th | $26,505 |
| 49th | $25,175 |
| 50th | $24,415 |
| 51st | $23,845 |
| 52nd | $23,275 |
| 53rd | $22,895 |
| 54th | $22,515 |
| 55th | $22,325 |
| 56th | $22,135 |
| 57th | $21,945 |
| 58th | $21,755 |
| 59th | $21,565 |
| 60th | $21,375 |
| 61st | $21,185 |
| 62nd | $20,995 |
| 63rd | $20,805 |
| 64th | $20,615 |
| 65th | $20,425 |
Who Are The Star Names In The CJ Cup Byron Nelson?
Jordan Spieth is the highest-ranked player in the field
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Not only is Jason Day defending the title he won for the second time last year, but he is also one of the highest-ranked players in the field at 22nd. That should give him plenty of confidence that his 13th PGA Tour win could be imminent.
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